Your core being is the background on which everything happens. It is what remains when you recursively move away from the world of objects. If you can observe something, what you observe is the object, and you the observer are the subject.

I observe my hands typing this post. I observe the body to which these hands belong. I observe the mind that is driving the body and the hands. I observe thoughts arising in this mind. I observe this body-mind complex. I am not the body, I am not the mind, I am not the thoughts. I am the core being, the background on which all is happening. The core being which makes all these experiences possible.

What happens when I step back, connect to this core being, and lead from this plane? Fear disappears, personal desires disappear, a level of selfless being emerges. I am able to view any situation objectively, connect with my inner wisdom, and choose a course of action. I am able to be courageously decisive; I am no longer stuck in the space of indecisiveness. I am able to support those around me with guidance that helps them choose a course of action.

awareness of your core being

This practice should help you increase awareness of your core being. Take time to reflect on the situations and challenges of your day. Pick a situation to reflect on and answer these questions.

1. What did the situation require of you?
2. How did you show up? What motivated your emotions, thoughts, decisions, actions?
3. If you were full of courage and wisdom, had no fear, had no personal needs, how might you have shown up?
4. How would have others benefited from this new way of showing up? How would the outcome have been different?
5. Take a step towards this new future leader.